Exclusive: letter seen by Guardian calls for Dr Paul Williams to be in place for byelection ‘without delay’
Senior figures in the Labour party were urged to smooth the rapid selection of Dr Paul Williams as Hartlepool’s candidate in the forthcoming byelection by members of the local party, according to a letter seen by the Guardian.
Williams’s selection for the Hartlepool seat came just days after the sitting MP Mike Hill resigned over sexual harassment allegations, and Labour’s ruling national executive committee (NEC) last week composed a “long-list” comprising only his name, sparking accusations of a stitch-up by the leadership.
